REPORTERS POSE QUESTIONS TO SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOHN THUNE, R-S.D., AS REPUBLICANS WORK TO PASS AN INTERIM SPENDING BILL THAT WOULD AVOID A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND KEEP FEDERAL AGENCIES FUNDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER, AT THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025. (AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE)